Stone Fruit
Dad's Peach Cobbler
A family recipe that will never get old.
Fruit Galette
All kinds of seasonal fruit are great in galettes. Serve warm (with ice cream or whipped cream) or at room temperature.
Aguas Frescas (Mexican Fruit Coolers)
Aguas frescas, water-based fruit drinks, are a cool way to make your fresh fruit go further—especially in the summertime when you might have a larger watermelon than you know what to do with, or peaches that are starting to shrivel.
Coconut Shrimp Tacos With Mango Salsa
This dish is so easy to make and yet looks and tastes impressive enough to serve for a dinner party.
Secret Mango Creamsicle Smoothie
This smoothie is a fresh take on a Creamsicle—the secret ingredient is persimmon, which provides sweetness and creaminess while letting the mango flavor shine through.
Sour Cherry Relish
The sour cherry relish can be used in a similar way to cranberry sauce. Its tart, fruity flavor is perfect with pork, but it’s also great with ham or turkey.
Peach-Plum Galette
Choose an assortment of plums, cherries, or combine peaches and nectarines in this easy stone-fruit dessert.
11 Easy Recipes That Use Summer's Best Ingredients
Grilled corn? Check. Sweet berries? Check. Ripe Tomatoes? Big check.
Cucumber and Peach Salad with Herbs
You can use various heirloom cucumbers for this savory-sweet salad recipe; if you can find them, flaunt them.
Peak-Season Slushies
Think of this smoothie-like sipper as a base, then start riffing. Try blending mild red pepper flakes with mango, finely grated ginger with pineapple, or cucumber and mint with honeydew.
On the Fourth of July, My Family Feels the Most Caribbean
A tale of lobster rolls, mango chow, and beastly-cold Carib beer.
White Peach and Bourbon Vanilla Ice-Cream
No ice cream machine needed for this boozy summer treat.
Cherry Biscuit Cobbler
The lemony cherry filling (which can be made with fresh or frozen fruit) is topped with shortcake-inspired cream biscuits (so tender, so light!) that soak up all of those rosy-red juices.
The Single-Use Tool You Really Do Need for Summer Fruit Season
Because the sooner you pit the cherries, the sooner you get to eat pie.
Stone Fruit Clafoutis
This super-easy French dessert is the perfect vacation option. Choose juicy cherries or fragrant apricots—or a mix of both.
Mango Slushie
Ginger kombucha adds bright flavor and plenty of healthful probiotics to this tropical fruit smoothie.
You'll Want to Put This Sweet and Spicy Mexican Hot Sauce on Fruit (Yes Fruit)
And also everything else.
Lemon Cake With Fruit
Whatever fruit you have on hand—pears, berries, figs, grapefruit—will fare beautifully in this sheet cake, which is as good for breakfast as it is dessert.
Baked Cinnamon Toast with Fruit
Imagine a mash-up of cinnamon toast, bread pudding, and pie. Now grab whatever fruit you have lying around (from berries and stone fruit to apples and pears) and make it.
Custard Tart with Cream and Fresh Fruit
If eggy flan-like desserts are your thing, you are going to love this crustless vanilla-infused tart.